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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – After the Jerry Sandusky-Penn State controversy exploded, state lawmakers rushed to submit anti-pedophile legislation. Now, a Philadelphia City Council member is doing the same.

City Councilwoman at large Blondell Reynolds Brown is a former Penn State student and worked in recruitment for the school for five years. And she, like many, was rocked by the Sandusky scandal.

“So, when I learned that Sandusky is collecting a pension, with a backdrop of all of the allegations, for me is offensive.”

This prompted Reynolds Brown to introduce in City Council a bill that would apply of course only to city workers — stipulating that any worker who is convicted of committing sexual offenses against minors would lose their city retirement and pension benefits. Sandusky reportedly still draws a 60-thousand dollar annual state pension that currently would continue even if convicted. The Reynolds Brown proposal will be debated later this fall in city council committee.